乔治?奥威尔的小说《1984》通过对现实极权主义的描绘,展现了人们的生活状态;而从主人公对待极权主义的态度变化,读者可以看出他作为知识分子的意识觉醒。而小说作者也具有社会责任感,能自觉承担知识分子的责任,以边缘人姿态,大胆无畏向权威说真话,为弱者争取最大权利;而这也与他的流亡经历有关。他最终成为了“一代人的冷峻的良知”。 George Orwell’s novel “1984” shows the state of people’s life by depicting the totalitarianism. From the change of attitude of the hero toward totalitarianism, the reader can see his consciousness awakening as an intellectual. The novelist also has a sense of social responsibility, can consciously assume the responsibility of intellectuals, with a marginalized attitude, daring to speak out the truth to authority, and strive for the greatest rights for the weak; and this is also related to his exile experience. He eventually became “a generation of stern conscience.”